Why is it also called Meng, Zhong and Ji?

Meng is also called Bo, Meng is the eldest, Zhong is the second, and the season is the smallest, just like January is Meng, February is Zhong, and March is the season of the first quarter.

In ancient times, the ranking of brothers and sisters from dragon to young was called Meng (sometimes Bo), Zhong, Shu and Ji. There are three seasons, usually Meng, Zhong and Ji.

For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Jian's four sons: the eldest son Sun Ce; The second son Zhong; The third son Bi Shu; And four sons, Jizuo. This is a representative name according to Uncle Zhong Ji.

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In ancient times, it was common to name Sun Jian's four sons after Ji Shu. For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, their names were: the eldest son Sun Ce was an uncle, the second son Sun Quan was Zhong Mou, the third son Sun Yi was an uncle, and the fourth son Kuang Jizuo. At that time, there were three schools of history, history and history in Lu, which were collectively called "Three Rings".

If the word "equal" is used together, it means almost the same, and it is difficult to distinguish it. The idiom is "between inequality and equality". Brothers talk about ranking, and sisters also talk about ranking; In ancient times, women who were going to get married usually added "Bo (Meng), Zhong, Shu and Ji" before their surnames, such as,.

A well-known literary figure, surnamed Jiang, knew at a glance that she was Miss Jiang.

Meng Zhongshu's seasons are not only used for ranking people, but also for ranking the four seasons. Among them, whether it is more than or less than four, "season" represents the last one. If there are only three, it is the third.

"Spring, summer, autumn and winter" respectively correspond to "Meng, Zhong and Ji" for three months (i.e., Midspring, Midsummer, Late Summer,, Meng Dong, Midwinter and Ji Dong).

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